...to the first decisional factor listed in Baker v. Carr, supra. This is the inquiry "whether there is a 'textually demonstrable constitutional commitment...of the issue to a coordinate political department' of government and what is the scope of such commitment." 395 US at 521. To this critical factor of...

...responsibility for federal spending, not in the context of a single program. Thus, the Court spoke of a "textually demonstrable constitutional commitment...of the issue to a coordinate political department;" While impounding is not "textually committed" by the Constitution to any of the three departments,...

...cases and the "foreign relations" cases are explicable in terms of constitutional interpretation, ie, "a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment of the issue to a coordinate political department"738 or whether they turn on considerations that run be730 369 US at 211. Professor Jaffe...

..."political question" : Prominent on the surface of any case held to involve a political question is found a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment...policy determination of a kind clearly for nonjudicial discret1on; or the impossibility of a court's undertaking independent resolution without expressing...

...the Court stated : Prominent on the surface of any case held to involve a political question is found a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment...initial policy determination of a kind clearly for non judicial discretion ; or the impossibility of a court's undertaking independent resolution without...

...department; 2) a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving the issue; 3) the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy...determination of a kind clearly for nonjudicial discretion ; 4) the impossibility of a court's undertaking independent resolution without expressing lack of the...

...The Court said: Prominent on the surface of any case held to < involve a political question is found a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment...the issue to a coordinate political department; or standards for resolving it; or the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination...

...Carr is more apt. In that case the Supreme Court also said that a "political" question may invlove "a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable...determination of a kind clearly for nonjudicial discretion. . . ." (At p. 217.) This statement might well be applicable to the question of treaty or executive...

...Carr is more apt. In that case the Supreme Court also said that a "political" question may invlove "a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable...initial policy determination of a kind clearly for non judicial discretion. . . ." (At p. 217.) This statement might well be applicable to the question...

...... a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving [the question] ; . . . the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination of a kind clearly for non judicial discretion; . . . the impossibility of a court's undertaking independent resolution without...